I’m actually in the middle of training leaders, and an interesting question popped up: when people are being leaders, are they demonstrating what to be, or what others want to see?

It’s quite a tricky  question because on one hand, leaders do things that make them leaders but nobody really calls into question whether they are “faking” it. Sometimes, it’s people who “display” leadership at the right time that become leaders, get praised or promoted as a result of it.

At the same time, people who have leadership skills but do not display or communicate this may end up sidelined, simply because there is a perception of this lack of leadership ability.